One framework for examining the implementation of a strategy and judging whether all the different factors are
Question:
One framework for examining the implementation of a strategy and judging whether all the different factors are fully aligned with each other is the 7-S model, developed by McKinsey & Company. Choose either an enterprise with which you are involved or an enterprise in one of the extended case studies in Part V of this book. Complete the following list of current actions and recommendations.
1 Superordinate goals (guiding concepts, a set of values and aspirations, often unwritten, that may go beyond formally stated objectives. They are succinct, abstract and mean a lot to insiders)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
2 Strategy (the actions to be taken to adjust to changing environments and provide value to customers and maintain competitive advantage)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
3 Structure (the specialized units within the enterprise and their coordination)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
4 Systems (the formal and informal sets of procedures which make the enterprise work)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
5 Style (this reflects the culture as it is symbolically displayed in behaviour)
Current action: ............................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
6 Staff (both hard issues such as incentive schemes and soft issues such as motivation and attitude)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
7 Skills (part of the strengths possessed by the enterprise and their relationship with core competencies)
Current actions: ...........................................................
Recommendations: ......................................................
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